346 Hermentaria

346 Hermentaria
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date November 25, 1892
Designations
Named after
Herment
1892 P
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 461.184 Gm (3.083 AU)
Perihelion 375.242 Gm (2.508 AU)
418.213 Gm (2.796 AU)
Eccentricity 0.103
1707.256 d (4.67 a)
17.81 km/s
25.616°
Inclination 8.76°
92.17°
290.088°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 93.27 ± 3.05[1] km
Mass (6.33 ± 0.18) × 1018 kg[1]
Mean density
14.89 ± 1.52[1] g/cm3
Spectral type
S
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    346 Hermentaria is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 25, 1892, in Nice.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

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